Carlos Shelley
Carlos Shelley, 29, died on May 12, 2025, at the D.C. Central Detention Facility, where he was being held before trial. The Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Department of Corrections reported that he was stabbed, and the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide. The Washington Post reported that jail officials and police said another person held at the facility was responsible, and that the death was the jail's second in-custody death of 2025. Police had not released information about a suspect or what led to the stabbing, and the investigation was ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death homicide from multiple sharp force injuries, and D.C. jail officials and police say another person held there fatally stabbed him.
Reported by: D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); D.C. Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Metropolitan Police Department (the agency that held him).